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Light of Life
My wick was dry and lifeless Until I beheld Thy Light. Witness the touch of Christmas, the distant focused look at the burning bush of Christ Jesus through eyes drawn from darkness to the love of the Lord, which He has planted in our distant cold hearts. Come unto me and I will give you rest… God…
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The Defeat of a Nation, Birth of a King
Note: This is the fourth message in my 2014 Advent series. Christmas, 1944, would be his last. His circumstances seemed dire, the cause lost and darkness descending on the faithful. A Christian pastor had stood boldly in witness for Christ against the powers of evil. When Visser’t Hooft, the General Secretary of The World Council of…
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Jesus, a Refugee
‘Can you explain the church?’ An unbeliever or a follower of another faith notices your joy for Christmas. Maybe you just wished them a ‘Merry Christmas’ and they sensed your sincere joy in the Lord. A flesh and blood friend, a friend with a soul, wants to know from you something about Christ’s corporate community, the church.…
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40 Years
The following is personal in nature and not specifically witness, as are my usual posts. – Roger + It was forty years ago tonight, December 6, 1974, that we celebrated as our first date. It was an anniversary perhaps more important in our memories than a wedding day many months latter in 1976. We were drawn…
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The Scandal of a Virgin
Everything seemed to be in chaos; no real leadership to speak of in households in my country or surrounding countries. Armies of men, young men and even boys terrorizing our lives, then running away. Soldiers, they call themselves; robbing homes, taking what they please and offering it back to helpless widows. The men flee and…
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Prepare Ye the Way
The following is an UPDATE of an early Talk of Jesus post about Roger, his Christian Social Witness & specifically being born again in the Lord Jesus Christ on a Good Friday ~30 years ago. Those of you familiar with my writings and witness over the years know well that I have generally acknowledged the…
